OFFICIAL POSTCARDS
(1939)

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MICHEL P239/02
OFFICIAL POSTCARD
STAMP DAY

VALIDITY: 7th Jan 1939 until the end of the war.

BACKGROUND: These two postcards, P239/01 and P239/02, were sponsored by the German Philatelist's Association. They were only available from two mobile post offices in Berlin, as well as by direct written orders to the German Philatelist's sales office, also in Berlin. They were only available on 7th and 8th Jan 1939.

They were published to commemorate the Day of the Stamp and feature a figure of Mercury (the messenger) on the left-hand side. The cards sold for 20 Rpf each. There was also a special postmark used in 28 different cities. Both cards feature a 3 Rpf Hindenburg Medallion pre-printed stamp.

SPECIAL CANCEL: There were multiple special cancels used to commemorate 'The Day of the Stamp' in 1939.

As well as the official card there are several official cards with additional private printing.

VARIANTS TO COLLECT

The following are suggested variants that might make good additions to a collection:

1. Cancelled on first day of issue 7th Jan 1939
2. Cancelled with "Tag der Briefmarke handstamp
3. Cancelled with "Tag der Briefmarke zu Gunsten des ..." machine stamp
4. Used as "Drucksachenkarte", Printed Matter card
5. As a local domestic usage with additional 2 Rpf postage
6. As a domestic long-distance card with additional 3 Rpf postag
7. As a foreign used card with 10 Rpf to CSR
8. As a foreign used card with 10 Rpf to Hungary
9. As a foreign used card with 15 Rpf
10. As a Registered Delivery card
11. As a local delivery Express Delivery card
12. Cancelled as a Hamburg Straβenbahnpost
13. Used as a Rohrpost (pneumatic) card in BERLIN
14. Domestic Airmail usage
15. European Airmail usage
16. Airmail usage to the USA
17. As a Zeppelin post card
18. Postally unused
19. Domestic Bahnpost usage
20. Invalid Usage - either after expiration date or with incorrect postage applied
21. With additional private printing
22. With Special slogan cancels

POSTALLY UNUSED

CANCELLED on FIRST DAY of ISSUE

Cancelled on the official issue date 7th Jan 1939

CANCELLED WITH "Tag der Briefmarke" HANDSTAMP

1. The first example below was favour cancelled with the 1939 Tag der Briefmarke special handstamp used in TROPPAU.




2. The next example below was favour cancelled with the 1939 Tag der Briefmarke special handstamp used in BRESLAU.




3. The following example below was favour cancelled in HALLE (SAALE) with the 1939 Tag der Briefmarke special handstamp on 07.01.1939.

CANCELLED WITH "Tag der Briefmarke zu Gunsten des ..." MACHINE STAMP

USED AS "DRUCKSACHENKARTE"
PRINTED MATTER CARD

LOCAL DOMESTIC USAGE
WITH 2 Rpf ADDITIONAL POSTAGE

DOMESTIC LONG DISTANCE USE
WITH 3 Rpf ADDITIONAL POSTAGE

FOREIGN USE WITH 10 Rpf to CSR

FOREIGN USE WITH 10 Rpf to HUNGARY

FOREIGN USE WITH 15 Rpf

REGISTERED DELIVERY CARD

EXPRESS DELIVERY CARD

HAMBURG STRAβENBAHNPOST

Cancelled as a Hamburg Straβenbahnpost

POSTED AS ROHRPOST IN BERLIN

DOMESTIC AIRMAIL

EUROPEAN AIRMAIL

AIRMAIL TO USA

ZEPPELIN POST

GERMAN BAHNPOST

INVALID USAGE

1. Posted in LEIPZIG and featuring the 1939 Day of the Stamp special handstamp this postcard was sent to NEW JERSEY in the USA. However with only 3 Rpf this card never made it to it's destination and the address was likely added after the card had been favour cancelled.

SPECIAL SLOGAN CANCELS

1. The first example below has an unrelated special handstamp. Used in ASCHAFFEBURG on 15.01.1939 this handstamp was used to commemorate the Exhibition of the War K.d.F Collector's Group.

MAIN REFERENCE SOURCES

1. MICHEL GANZSACHEN DEUTSCHLAND 2018. ISBN: 978-3-95402-225-0
2. BOREK GANZSACHEN-SPEZIAL-KATALOG DEUTSCHLAND ab 1933. ISBN: 3-87091-060-7
3. MICHEL BILDPOSTKARTEN- UND MOTIVGANSACHEN KATALOG DEUTSCHLAND 1997. ISBN: 3-87858-631-0
4. GANZSACHEN-HANDBUCH DES "DITTEN REICHES" 1933-1945 by FRECH. ISBN: UNKNOWN